<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The death toll from the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/earthquakes" rel="" target="_blank" title="earthquake"><span>earthquake</span></a><span> that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose overnight to 3145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian aid groups scrambled to provide survivors medical care and shelter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Information Minister Maung Maung Ohn also announced at a meeting in the capital, Naypyitaw, that 4589 people were injured and 221 others were missing, state television MRTV reported.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude quake on March 28 was near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city. It brought down thousands of buildings, buckled roads and destroyed bridges in multiple regions.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-liberation-day-mexico-celebrates-dodging-latest-us-tariffs-but-feels-the-effects-of-global-economic/7bb5cfcf-f9b2-4415-9173-83b806222b68" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Major nation celebrates dodging new Trump tariffs</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Local media reports of casualties have been much higher than the official figures. With telecommunications widely out and many places difficult to reach, the numbers could rise sharply as more details come in.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A report issued Thursday by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that the earthquake and aftershocks have affected more than 17 million people across 57 of the country's 330 townships, including more than nine million who were severely affected.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The coming days will be critical in determining the full scale of the disaster's impact and the response required to meet the needs of millions affected," it said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/myanmar-earthquake-death-toll-rises-more-bodies-found/ed6f748b-308e-4e7e-ba7b-ab2853f7e2cb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/hungary-quits-international-criminal-court-as-orban-welcomes-netanyahu-visit/dc120ec7-b5fa-4c8e-91ee-c2d1dfa4d5b2" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Hungary welcomes Netanyahu and announces it's quitting top war crimes court</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>UN Secretary-General António Guterres said UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher and special envoy Julie Bishop will arrive in Myanmar on Friday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The secretary-general appealed to the international community to immediately step up funding for quake victims "to match the scale of this crisis," and urged unimpeded access to reach those in need.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The earthquake has supercharged the suffering – with the monsoon season just around the corner," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-tariffs-heard-and-mcdonald-islands-uninhabited-antarctica-islands-liberation-day/fecf2af6-03e7-4c9b-af44-17c0f633cec3" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump places tariffs on uninhabited islands off coast of Antarctica</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The World Health Organisation said that according to its initial assessment, four hospitals and one health centre had been completely destroyed, while another 32 hospitals and 18 health centres had been partially damaged.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"With infrastructure compromised and patient numbers surging, access to health care has become nearly impossible in many of the worst-hit areas," the UN said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Thousands of people are in urgent need of trauma care, surgical interventions and treatment for disease outbreaks."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A mobile hospital from India and a joint Russian-Belarusian hospital also were now operating in Mandalay.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With many left homeless by the quake, and many others staying away from their homes because of fears that ongoing aftershocks will bring them down, workers in Naypyitaw labored in the 40-degree heat to busily erect big tents in open fields to provide some shelter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Mandalay, local residents gave slices of watermelon to Chinese volunteers taking a break from the high temperatures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than 1550 international rescuers were operating alongside locals on Thursday, according to a statement from the military. Rescue supplies and equipment have been sent by 17 countries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Myanmar's military seized power in 2021 from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking what has turned into a civil war.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The quake worsened an already dire humanitarian crisis, with more than three million people displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million in need even before it hit, according to the United Nations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As concerns grew that ongoing fighting could hamper humanitarian aid efforts, the military declared a temporary ceasefire Wednesday, through April 22. The announcement followed unilateral temporary ceasefires announced by armed resistance groups opposed to military rule.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The military said that it would still take "necessary" measures against those groups, if they use the ceasefire to regroup, train or launch attacks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Already on Thursday, there were reports from local media in Kachin state in the north of Myanmar that military attacks continued in several areas, but they couldn't be independently confirmed.</span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/03/29/19/21/earthquake-myanmar-thailand-in-pictures"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/gydP_GsM5k6NKpzmMqViGwljsnU=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F204f2b18-9826-455d-aaf4-31842a184911" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/gydP_GsM5k6NKpzmMqViGwljsnU=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F204f2b18-9826-455d-aaf4-31842a184911 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/NXLU1dHgAnYoD5OI3cARBSlczpg=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F204f2b18-9826-455d-aaf4-31842a184911 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Before and after: Satellite images show destruction caused by Myanmar earthquake</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/03/29/19/21/earthquake-myanmar-thailand-in-pictures">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prior to the earthquake, the military was battling the Kachin Independence Army militia group. The KIA on Wednesday also declared a ceasefire but reserved the right to defend itself. It was unclear how the reported fighting broke out.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The earthquake shook Kachin, but there have been no reports of damage there.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Bangkok, where the quake brought down a skyscraper under construction, the search for survivors and bodies continued as Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that a possible sound of life was detected in the rubble. By near day's end, however, nobody was found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Twenty-two people were killed and 35 injured in the city, mostly by the collapse of the unfinished building.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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